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  • Materials Science
  • Wearable Electronics
  • Energy Harvesting

Background:

  • Wearable electronics require self-powered systems for continuous operation.
  • Developing stable, miniaturized power sources for flexible sensors remains a significant challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To create a flexible, self-powered wearable sensing system using ambient moisture.
  • To integrate a novel moisture-enabled power generator with a flexible pressure sensor.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of a porous polydopamine layer with a hydroxy group gradient (g-PDA).
  • Integration of the g-PDA based moisture-enabled power generator with a flexible pressure sensor.
  • Characterization of the power generation capabilities and stability of the g-PDA device.

Main Results:

  • The g-PDA power generator achieved a moisture-induced potential of 0.52 V and output power density of 0.246 mW cm⁻².
  • Demonstrated remarkable voltage output stability with only a 6% change within 120 s.
  • Achieved continuous open-circuit voltage maintenance for over 1900 s, a breakthrough in humidity-based power generation duration.

Conclusions:

  • A novel self-powered wearable sensing system was successfully fabricated by integrating a g-PDA moisture generator and a pressure sensor.
  • The system enables real-time monitoring of human physiological signals without external power.
  • This work opens new avenues for advanced self-powered multifunctional sensing systems.